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Physicist and TUM alumnus Andreas Meyer (pictured, right) is the new scientific director of our Research #NeutronSource Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II)! The scientific expert in #NeutronScattering in #MaterialsScience will take over from Christian Pfleiderer on October 1: go.tum.de/681251

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Prof. Andreas Meyer to become Scientific Director of FRM II
Prof. Andreas Meyer will become the new scientific director of the FRM II research neutron source at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
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September 2, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Scientists at the Research #NeutronSource Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) investigated, for the first time, #coralbleaching processes directly in living corals. 🪸Using #neutrons, they visualized structural changes during bleaching: go.tum.de/326347

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Why corals bleach – Investigation using neutrons from the FRM II
Researchers at FRM II have used neutrons to investigate the biological processes behind dangerous coral bleaching in living corals.
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February 25, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Researchers completed an #irradiation test of monolithic uranium-molybdenum fuel plates at the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research #NeutronSource. This supports work on conversion to #LowEnrichedUranium and the 2025 licence application: go.tum.de/470087

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Important uranium fuel test for FRM II successful
An important fuel test for the conversion of TUM's FRM II research neutron source to low-enriched uranium has been successfully completed.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM